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A group of nuns is generally referred to as a convent.
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What is the common name for priests and nuns?
Most people refer to priests, brothers, nuns, and sisters as "religious". As in, Sr. Clare is a religious.
What is the large church with a group of building occupied by a community of monks or nuns?
Monks - monastery. Nuns - convent.
What is the collective noun for a group of nuns?
None of these (no pun intended..) seems completely satisfying, but no others come to mind. Sisterhood Convent Abbey Order Community Monastery a superfluity of nuns, or a flap of nuns
Where did medieval nuns live?
Nuns have always lived in monasteries. They are sometimes called an Abbey, but the Abbey strictly refers to the Church, while "monastery" refers to the entire complex. "Monastery" can refer to a place where Nuns live, or where monks live. The archaic term for where Nuns live and work was "Nunnery."
Who were the first nuns in Australia?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe first group of nuns to arrive in Australia, arrived in 1846, the Sisters of Mercy. The link below is their article about their arrival.
What group of women was responsible for running one of Canada's first hospitals?
The Grey Nuns
What was the job of a prioress in medieval times?
A prioress was the head of a group of nuns. She was responsible for managing the activities of the nuns, both religious and not. She administered discipline, made decisions on housing, work, and so on.
Do nuns date?
If you refer to catholic nuns who take vows of poverty chastity and obedience, the answer is no. This is because their vow of chastity prevents them from dating or attaching themselves to any man, because their commitment is exclusively to the Church and Jesus Christ as their groom.
Who wrote instructions for nun's?
As of their beliefs to Christianity nuns are a group of women who vow for poverty, chastity, and obedience. I don't think any one person wrote "instructions" for nuns but they have followed their tradition for centuries.
What describes Teresa of Avila?
She was a Spanish nun who inspired many Spaniards. She founded more than a dozen new convents where nuns were devoted to prayer. She organized a group of nuns called the Discalced Carmelites.
How do you use abbess in a sentence?
The abbess led the nuns in their daily prayers at the convent.
Im what ways does the description of the monk remind you of the prioress?
A monk is the head in the male group where as the prioress is the head of the nuns.
